Out with the old, in with the new

It is time for you to be retired to that great foam roller graveyard in the recycling bin sky.

In your place, I introduce…

Mr. PVC Pipe. You will be dominating my spectacularly tight IT bands.

This beauty is $6 of pure, unadorned pain-causing tight IT band relief.

And despite the warnings so delicately imprinted on his side, the adorable old guy at Home Depot claims that both he and I could jump on him for hours without him crushing.

After my 15 miles last night (which was both a joy and torture after a long day at the office, I might add), I spent about 8 seconds on each IT band with Mr. PVC Pipe. I would have rolled longer but this type of torture requires a break-in period.